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1. Cancer Bats announce 2026 UK tour

   Metallica’s Kirk Hammett falls from stage days after Taylor Swift T-shirt backlash

   Soulwax postpone Meltdown appearance in London tonight due to health and safety issue at venue

   Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood compares boycott-led show cancellations to “taking books off shelves”

   Man falls to his death at Goose show in Madison Square Garden

   Katy Perry says she lost her “roar”, teases new material at Rock in Rio Lisbon 2026

   Tom Morello shares update on 102-year-old mother’s health after postponing shows for family medical emergency

   SZA hits out at “disgusting” AI music after learning over 200 of her songs had been used to train artificial intelligence

   Graham Coxon: “I’ve always wondered about relevance – there seems to be this forever-changing front row”

   Here’s what went down at Gorillaz’ epic Tottenham Hotspur Stadium show with Johnny Marr, Little Simz, Shaun Ryder and loads more